How Edovo tracks learner progress—and how you can use it

Understanding the difference between Edovo certificates and transcripts—and how they support meaningful outcomes.

Your cheat sheet for this article

1. Learners earn certificates only when they complete courses.

2. All completed content—courses, resources, surveys, assessments—appears on a transcript.

3. Certificates and transcripts are viewable and sharable via the Transcript Portal.

4. Judges, parole boards and facility staff may use this data to assess a learner’s effort, growth, and course alignment with charges or reentry goals.

5. Certificates are ideal for celebrating course achievements. 

6. Transcripts give a full picture of a learner’s engagement on Edovo.
   

What’s the difference between certificates and transcripts?

At Edovo, learning doesn’t just happen—it’s tracked, recognized, and celebrated. That’s where certificates and transcripts come in.

Certificates

Learners earn a certificate when they complete a course—a structured, interactive experience with clear learning objectives and built-in assessments. Certificates are awarded for each course completed, with a score of either “Passed” or “Needs Improvement,” based on the criteria outlined in the course description.

Each certificate includes:

• Learner’s name
  
  

• Course title
  
  

• Date of completion
  
  

• Completion status (Passed or Needs Improvement)
  
  

Only courses are eligible for certificates. Because stand-alone resources, surveys, and assessments do not include a testing component or measurable outcome, they do not result in certificates—but they still appear on the learner’s transcript.

Transcripts

A transcript is a comprehensive learning report. Think of it as a full academic record—it includes:

• Courses completed (with certificate status)
  
  

• Time spent in courses, interactive resources, stand-alone resources, surveys, and assessments
  
  

• Cumulative learning time
  
  

Transcripts capture everything a learner does on Edovo, not just courses—making them a powerful tool for case managers, educators, judges, and learners themselves.

Learn how to access certificates and transcripts here → https://www.edovo.org/transcripts 

Why it matters for learners, courts, and corrections

Certificates and transcripts aren’t just paperwork—they’re powerful proof of personal growth and learning.

We’ve seen them used to support:

• Reduced sentencing based on consistent learning engagement
  
  

• Class or level reductions in jail or prison programming
  
  

• Fulfillment of required programming such as anger management or parenting classes
  
  

• Probation and parole compliance, especially when tied to educational or rehabilitative goals
  
  

• Case management and reentry planning, using transcript data to guide support services
  
  

• Parole board and judicial review, as a record of effort, reflection, and relevant skill-building
  
  

• Courtroom discussions, where judges ask learners directly about their Edovo coursework and what it meant to them
  
  

Whether a learner completed a substance use course related to their charge, took steps toward employment readiness, or watched a video that lit that proverbial lightbulb, transcripts and certificates offer credible proof of effort—and a powerful story of change.

TL;DR: Certificates = Courses. Transcripts = Everything.

• Courses = certificates and transcript listings
  
  

• Stand-alone resources, surveys, and assessments = transcript listings only
  
  

Every time a learner picks up a tablet and chooses to grow, it’s recorded. Whether it’s a 20-hour course or a 10-minute podcast that shifts a perspective—it matters. And with Edovo’s tracking tools, you’ve got a meaningful way to share, celebrate, and stand behind that growth.